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Congratulations to our winners Ms.SoDak, OzToCaBride, BenJerrysBride, myp, and jenny beale!
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This month’s Fodor’s giveaway is all about African safaris! Today we’re giving away five copies of Fodor’s The Complete African Safari Planner. Perfect for anyone planning an adventurous honeymoon that’s a little off the beaten path.
To enter the the contest to win a copy of The Complete African Safari Planner, simply comment below before Wednesday, August 10 at midnight PST. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners, Jeannine @ Small Chic and shihtzumomma!
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Our last Cherish Paperie contest was a hit, and if you didn’t win, we’re doing it all over again starting today! Cherish Paperie is an online custom stationery shop that offers all types of wedding stationery, from invitations to programs to maps to thank you cards.
Today Cherish Paperie is giving away two packages of ”Perfect Petals” fans (250 fans total) in either white or cream to one lucky Weddingbee reader!
The fans are 100% customizable. Just follow these simple instructions.
Voila! Your own personalized fan program.
Cherish Paperie is also offering a discount to Weddingbee readers interested in purchasing the kits! Just use the code WEBEE0711 for 10% off anything in your shopping cart on the site. It will be good though August 31, 2011.
To enter to win the program-fan kits, please comment below! And for a second chance to win, follow @cherishpaperie on Twitter and retweet this contest by clicking here! Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Thursday, August 4th at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Congrats to our ticket winners srobinson, Miss Chocolate Milk, jadie24k HelloKittyEsq and Laurel!
SF hive members! Come join Miss Seal, Miss Teacup, Mrs. Glasses, Mrs. Ostrich, Mrs. Pin Cushion, Mrs. Penguin and more on August 7! Details below 
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fizz & frills is the first ever wedding marketplace hosted by Utterly Engaged Magazine with Lovely Jubilee and Blu Bungalow popping up in San Francisco, CA on Saturday August 6 through Sunday August 7, 2011. This isn’t your typical bridal show—fizz & frills is a 2 day shopping event where brides, grooms, and frill seekers alike can shop from a fine selection of independent designers and artisans.
Shop for unique wedding items, sway to great music, get fresh makeup inspiration and applications at the beauty bar, check out DIY sessions, and (best of all 
) join Weddingbee sipping on fizz and overdosing on frills!
Weddingbee is thrilled as pie that fizz & frills is welcoming the bees and hive members for a fun official meet up event! On Sunday, August 7 from 12-6PM, come check out the event and chat all things wedding with Mrs. Penguin, local SF bees, and hive members!
Tickets to the 2-day event are now available, and you can purchase them by heading over to the official fizz & frills page.
Event host Utterly Engaged Magazine is graciously donating $1 from every ticket to the event sold to For Japan with Love which benefits ShelterboxUSA, which will further efforts to send life-saving supplies to disaster stricken areas in Japan and around the world.
…Or you can win a ticket right here! We’re giving away five tickets to the event to five lucky Weddingbee readers. Simply comment on this post below, and for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until this Friday, July 29 at 11:59 PM PST to enter.
For more on the event, follow @fizzandfrills on Twitter or on Facebook for full details on the schedule of events, amazing pop up shop vendors, and special guests!
Good luck, and see you there at the Weddingbee Meet Up!
Congratulations to our winner, leogrl6787!
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Jim Hunt Illustration creates awesome, one-of-a-kind “save the date” cartoon maps for brides and grooms who want to share something special with their guests. He can include any details the couple requests, from cities you’ve visited together to your childhood home to your wedding venue! His illustrations look great in black and white and in color, and today we’re giving away a custom black and white “save the date” map, comparable in detail to the black and white “Nicole and David” illustration below, from Jim Hunt Illustration!
You have two chances to enter this contest!
To enter, visit Jim Hunt Illustration and then come back here and tell us a few things you’d include in your custom map if you won! For a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Tuesday, July 26 2011 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
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All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
Congratulations to our winners:
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Today we’re featuring a giveaway from Cherish Paperie, an online custom stationery shop. Cherish Paperie, an independent business started in 2000, offers all types of wedding stationery, from invitations to programs to maps to thank you cards.
Cherish Paperie is giving away two packages of ”Perfect Petals” fans (250 fans total) in either white or cream to one lucky Weddingbee reader!
The fans are 100% customizable. Just follow these simple instructions.
Voila! Your own personalized fan program.
Cherish Paperie is also offering a discount to Weddingbee readers interested in purchasing the kits! Just use the code WEBEE0711 for 10% off anything in your shopping cart on the site. It will be good though August 31, 2011.
To enter to win the program-fan kits, please comment below! And for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Friday, July 22 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners:
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We’re teaming up with Muujee.com this week to celebrate the launch of their new site, which offers custom-designed, professional-quality photo books directly to consumers. This service and product is geared toward brides who want a professional album and design not offered by traditional consumer companies.
Muujee has been creating beautiful custom photo books for years as a service for professional wedding photographers, and now they are bringing this product to brides and grooms like you! Unlike typical consumer photo-book companies, Muujee has professional graphic designers that will take care of the design of the albums. Albums range from the popular flushmount albums, to magazine-style albums and fine art books.
One reader will receive a 10″ x 10″, 30-sided “Modern Album” (flushmount album) with design by Muujee’s professional graphic designers. The prize is valued at $1,300! Additionally two readers will receive a 50%-off coupon for any of Muujee’s albums.
To enter to win the photo book, please comment below! And for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. Finally, you can enter a third time by “liking” Muujee on Facebook. (Muujee is hosting a separate contest on their Facebook page, so be sure to enter there as well!) You have until Friday, July 29 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Congratulations to our winner: Jen!
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On your long list of wedding preparation to-dos, you’ve checked off one of the biggest decisions by choosing your perfect photographer, and maybe you’ve signed up for the ever-popular digital-only package. So what will you do with that DVD full of beautiful pictures?!
To make that decision easier on you—and to celebrate the wedding season in full swing—Kodak is giving away a KODAK PROFESSIONAL Collections heirloom wedding album (valued at up to $1,500) to one lucky Weddingbee reader!
Blurb is hosting an international juried competition celebrating the most creative, innovative, and finest self-published photography books-and the people behind them. Blurb’s Photography Book Now! Contest is open to working photographers, students &creative enthusiasts, and is judged in four categories: Fine Art, Documentary, Travel, and Student. The grand prize is $25,000 (USD)!
The 2011 contest is up and running with less than a week left! You can enter your self-published photography book in any of the four categories for review by the panel of expert judges. Got a beautiful honeymoon album? Enter it in the Travel category! What about a unique album of wedding photography? You could enter it in the Student category, or possibly even Documentary.
You can enter as many books as you’d like in any of the categories—but you must pay a separate non-refundable submission fee for each entry.
How To Enter:
Read more…
Congratulations to our winner: bookworm88!
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Whether or not you’re knee deep in wedding busy season or just starting your planning now, it’s critical for brides to stay organized. Research shows that being disorganized leads to over-spending and miscalculations, resulting in wasted money, time, and resources. Here’s where Microsoft OneNote 2010 comes to the rescue. It’s the perfect digital “catch-all” for capturing and organizing wedding research, notes, and ideas. And it gets better - there’s a free, downloadable OneNote wedding planning template with section tabs for every category the big day requires - reception sites, flower designs, and wedding cake masterpieces. It’s a brides best personal assistant! Pricing details for Microsoft Office, including OneNote, can be found here.
To celebrate wedding season and help brides everywhere, we’re giving away Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 to one lucky Weddingbee reader. You not only get the great OneNote program, but Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, too!
To enter, simply visit these simple tips for using Microsoft OneNote for wedding organization. Then, come back here and let us know in comments what part of wedding planning is driving you crazy that OneNote can help you organize. To double your chances to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until July 12, 2011 at 11:59PM to enter. Good luck!
Check out this giveaway we have for you today! One lucky bride or groom will be the winner of a year’s supply of Bioré’s Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser (8 face washes).
Bioré Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser is formulated to cool skin on contact while whisking away over 99% of dirt and oil. The cleanser delivers a potent combination of acne fighters and soothing botanicals and helps to clear the complexion.
To enter the contest, we want you to share with us why you need to clear up your skin, including a photo of your skin now. Please post a photo of your skin in the boards (you can use the “Beauty” board), include some text explaining why you need to clear up your skin, and tag the post as “biore.” Finally, leave a comment on this blog post and link to your board post!
Bioré will choose the most compelling story/image to win the year’s supply of Bioré cleanser. We’d also love to see “after” photos of the contest winner for a follow-up post!
You have until Thursday, July 14 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners:
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Recently @dove tweeted a contest for brides to win the chance to have celeb stylist Gretta Monahan perfect their wedding day hair. Amanda from Georgia won because she saw @weddingbee’s retweet of the contest! Congrats to Amanda!
And while Amanda scored her perfect wedding day hairstyle, Dove wants you to have perfectly soft wedding day hair as well! They’re giving away 10 sets of their new Nourishing Oil Care collection to 10 lucky Weddingbee readers!
Congratulations to our winners: flurrsprite ($100), krausene ($50), and afbacher ($50)!
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We’ve got a great giveaway for you today! PosterBrain enlarges happiness! It’s the world’s first user-friendly and affordable, professional quality poster printing service. With PosterBrain, you can print your pictures as full-size, 200 year archival posters at a great price. If you want to show off your engagement photos or a graphic print in a large and bold way, PosterBrain can make it happen!
PosterBrain is giving away three gift certificates to three lucky Weddingbee readers: one worth $100 and two worth $50.
To enter to win one of the gift certificates, head on over to PosterBrain.com, check out their sizing options, and then come back here and let us know what you’d make into a poster and in what size! And for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Tuesday, June 5 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners Mrs Bravo, LemonLavender, mak418, ceamoste, and eileen marie !
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Hive, it’s finally here! BRIDES Magazine digital editions are now available via subscription. For $19.99 per year you can read BRIDES every single month, right on your iPad® by heading over to www.BRIDES.com/iPad. Issues will never expire, and you’ll receive notifications when the newest issue is available. Inside each digital issues, you’ll find bonus app-only content, exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, 360-degree views of the cover dress, audio reviews by our editors, interactive polls, and more!
In honor of the launch today, we’re giving away five $20 iTunes® gift cards to five lucky Weddingbee readers!
To enter to win one of the iTunes gift cards, let us know your favorite thing about BRIDES magazine in the comments below. And for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Wednesday, June 22nd at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
To get your own digital subscription to BRIDES, log on to www.BRIDES.com/iPad. iTunes® and iPad® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Apple is not a sponsor of this sweepstakes.
Congratulations to our winners, bookworm88 and daniel!
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We have a fabulous giveaway for you today! SeafoamSAFARI creates custom wish tags that make a creative and fun alternative to the traditional wedding guest book. These custom wish tags can be displayed in many different ways at your wedding—they can be hung from manzanita branches, hung from clothespins or even taped into a guest book with washi tape! The possibilities are endless.
Today SeafoamSAFARI is giving away two sets of 100 wish tags to two lucky Weddingbee readers! The tags will include the bride and groom’s name, along with your wedding date in the color if your choice!
Photography: Alders Photography / Megan Tsang / Jessica Claire
You have two chances to enter this contest!
Simply visit SeafoamSAFARI’s shop to check out their wish tags, then come back here and let us know how you’d display your wish tags at your wedding. And for a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here!). Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted.
And be sure to check out SeafoamSAFARI on Facebook for all the latest and greatest, including their most recent feature in BRIDES magazine!
You have until Thursday, June 16 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners USCAlumni07, JackieDe, Christin, Sendmylove, SouthRNComfort, Amanda, PinkPinstripes, lilpwny, Mrs. Brooch, and Future Mrs. Huban!
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We have a super exciting giveaway today! Fodor’s wants to turn your dream Europe trip into a reality with their 75th Anniversary sweepstakes. From now until June 14, 2011, you can enter for a chance to win a $5,000 European getaway. Just head to their site to enter! And, if you need help deciding where you’d go if you won, check out Fodor’s Europe travel planner.
In honor of the sweepstakes, this month’s Fodor’s giveaway is all about Europe! If you’re looking for a honeymoon filled with rich history and amazing food, Europe is the place to find all of it and more. Fodor’s is giving away 10 copies of this must-have guide to Europe to 10 lucky Weddingbee readers!
To enter to win one of 10 copies of Fodor’s Essential Europe, simply leave a comment below telling us about your ideal European honeymoon or vacation. You have until Friday, June 10, 2011 to enter to win one of the guides. Good luck!
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